Goal poacher
In association football, a goal poacher is a type of forward primarily known for scoring ability and movement inside the penalty box.
Details
Most of these players rarely score from outside the penalty area, and are more well known for their close range finishes. They are generally good at poaching goals due to their excellent off the ball movement; this allows them to lose defenders and gain space to shoot. Many goal poachers have powerful and accurate shots and usually able to score with both their left foot, right foot and their head.
A lot of goal poachers claim that their off the ball movement comes naturally to them, and are simply born to score goals.
Well known goal poachers
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer formerly of Manchester United
- Raúl of Schalke 04 and formerly of Real Madrid[1]
- Ruud van Nistelrooy of Hamburg SV[2]
- David Trézéguet of Hercules Alicante[3]
- Javier Hernandez of Manchester United[4]
- Gabriel Batistuta of Fiorentina[5]
- Jermain Defoe of Tottenham Hotspur
- Darren Bent of Aston Villa
- Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid
- Andy Cole formerly of Manchester United[6]
- Hernán Crespo of Genoa C.F.C.[7]
- Robbie Fowler formerly of Liverpool F.C.[8]
- Alberto Gilardino of Fiorentina[9]
- Filippo Inzaghi of Milan[10]
- Gary Lineker formerly of Tottenham Hotspur[11]
- Roy Makaay of Feyenoord[12]
- Gerd Müller formerly of FC Bayern Munich[13]
- Michael Owen of Manchester United[14]
- Alan Shearer formerly of Newcastle United[15]
- Eduardo Da Silva formerly of Arsenal FC
- Luca Toni of Bayern Munich[16]
- Christian Vieri of Atalanta[17]
- Ian Wright formerly of Arsenal[18]
- Henrik Larsson formerly of Celtic F.C.
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